floccus

[ flok-uhs ]

noun,plural floc·ci [flok-sahy, -see]. /ˈflɒk saɪ, -si/.
  1. a small tuft of woolly hairs.

adjective
  1. Meteorology. (of a cloud) having elements in the form of small, rounded tufts.

Origin of floccus

1
1835–45; <Latin: tuft of wool

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British Dictionary definitions for floccus

floccus

/ (ˈflɒkəs) /


nounplural flocci (ˈflɒksaɪ)
  1. a downy or woolly covering, as on the young of certain birds

  2. a small woolly tuft of hair

adjective
  1. (of a cloud) having the appearance of woolly tufts at odd intervals in its structure

Origin of floccus

1
C19: from Latin: tuft of hair or wool, flock ²

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